Terrorists’ Use of Drones and Other Emerging Technologies

Bottom Line Up Front Last week, it was revealed that several individuals in Denmark were arrested trying to purchase drones they intended to send to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The use of drones and other emerging technologies by terrorists and violent non-state actors is not science fiction, ...

Quantum Computing Means Unbreakable Codes at Unbeatable Speeds

The field of quantum physics, a century-old science, which found that particles have unique and unexpected properties at the smallest scale, is now at the cutting edge of research into revolutionary new technologies that could dramatically impact U.S. defense and national security. From gravitational sensors that can detect submarines underwater ...

Rumbles of the Quantum Computing Revolution in Security

Imagine a sensor that could instantly detect nuclear submarines deep underwater, a supercomputer that can break the strongest encryption in the blink of an eye, or a worldwide satellite network of theoretically unbreakable communications. These are just a few of the capabilities promised by quantum physics, a century-old science, which ...

Smart Materials: From Hypercolor to the Warfighter

Some may remember the Hypercolor t-shirt of the 1990s. Made of a thermochromic material, the shirts represent an early example of a “smart material.” As the roots of the name suggest, the changes in color (chromic) occur in response to changes in temperature (thermo). Since, smart materials have evolved from ...